In England, the country that has most aggressively embraced e-cigarettes, authorities have long minimized the effects of e-cigarettes on youth and argued that they were improving public health by attracting smokers or displacing cigarette use. Now Harry Tattan-Birch and colleagues have blown those arguments away. Their May 23, 2024 paper Trends in vaping and smokingContinue reading “English vaping reverses nicotine decline”
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FDA did the right thing when it withdrew its 2022 Juul marketing denial order; it should finish the job quickly by prohibiting Juul on solid grounds
On June 6, 2024, two years after the FDA issued, then suspended its Marketing Denial Order for Juul e-cigarettes based on narrow toxicology issues, FDA formally withdrew the MDO. This does not mean that the FDA has authorized Juul for sale in the US, it just lets FDA start over in its assessment of whetherContinue reading “FDA did the right thing when it withdrew its 2022 Juul marketing denial order; it should finish the job quickly by prohibiting Juul on solid grounds”
Recording of ProfGlantz June 4 presentation “Are ecigs safer than regular cigs?” is now available
On June 4, 2004, I gave a presentation to the Clean Air Coalition of British Columbia, which includes the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Cancer Society, entitled “Are E-Cigarettes Safer than Regular Cigarettes?” Several people asked if I a recording was available. It is. The link is https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/rz8sgGt3JyCFS-wWHJJE94ynyXkVsqNOjKUnxnrHsKJbhcTo-_MQDQUxf_Kl0PYf.E35DQkP5nljY9V95 Passcode: ?FCk!$3& An open accessContinue reading “Recording of ProfGlantz June 4 presentation “Are ecigs safer than regular cigs?” is now available”
ProfGlantz to give public Zoom presentation on disease risks of e-cigarettes on June 4
On Tuesday June 4, 2024 I will be giving a presentation to the Clean Air Coalition of British Columbia Knowledge Exchange, which includes the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Cancer Society at 9 to 10 AM Pacific Time. This presentation, which will be designed for a non-technical audience, will include a discussion ofContinue reading “ProfGlantz to give public Zoom presentation on disease risks of e-cigarettes on June 4”
Glantz and Duffy appear on The Newsmakers to discuss England’s misguided approach to ecigs
Last week Sheila Duffy, Chief Executive of ASH Scotland, appeared in an English language episode of Turkish Radio and Television Corporation‘s “The Newsmakers” to discuss England’s approach to e-cigarettes. They also has the director of the tobacco industry front group Consumer Choice Center. Sheila was quite strong in pointing out that Scotland, Wales and IrelandContinue reading “Glantz and Duffy appear on The Newsmakers to discuss England’s misguided approach to ecigs”
JHU Public Health on Call podcast on study comparing e-cig and cig disease risks
The Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health “Public Health on Call” podcast did an episode on our paper comparing the risks of e-cigarettes and cigarettes. You can listen to it here.
Surprise! PM and BAT condemn ANVISA decision to keep e-cigarettes out of Brazil
Philip Morris and BAT both issued statements condemning ANVISA’s decision to maintain and strengthen e-cigarette regulations to keep the products (and other ENDS products) out of Brazil. Not surprisingly, they use the same generic arguments Big Tobacco uses against almost all regulations. The reality is that, as I noted in my post congratulating ANVISA, whileContinue reading “Surprise! PM and BAT condemn ANVISA decision to keep e-cigarettes out of Brazil”
Why is the Royal College of Physicians concluding the ecigs help smokers quit when a large body of evidence shows that, as consumer products, they don’t?
On April 18, 2024 the UK Royal College of Physicians published E-cigarettes and Harm Reduction: An Evidence Review, the latest in a series of reports it has published since 2007 endorsing e-cigarettes for harm reduction. In this report, the RCP recommends that “e-cigarettes should be promoted as an effective means of helping people who smokeContinue reading “Why is the Royal College of Physicians concluding the ecigs help smokers quit when a large body of evidence shows that, as consumer products, they don’t?”
Why is the Royal College of Physicians concluding e-cigs reduce harm while ignoring the substantial associations between e-cigs and actual disease?
On April 18, 2024 the UK Royal College of Physicians published E-cigarettes and Harm Reduction: An Evidence Review, the latest in a series of reports it has published since 2007 endorsing e-cigarettes for harm reduction. The report covers a wide range of topics, including assessing the health risks of e-cigarettes, the central question on whetherContinue reading “Why is the Royal College of Physicians concluding e-cigs reduce harm while ignoring the substantial associations between e-cigs and actual disease?”
Why is the FDA still pushing e-cigs as lower risk based on ancient evidence?
Today (April 16, 2024) the FDA released a new web page on The Relative Risks of Tobacco Products that irresponsibly promotes e-cigarettes as a lower risk alternative to cigarettes. This recommendation is based on the 2018 National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine report on e-cigarettes that concluded that e-cigarettes reduce exposure to some toxicContinue reading “Why is the FDA still pushing e-cigs as lower risk based on ancient evidence?”
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